Romance scam targets security researcher, hilarity ensues Happy Valentine's Day! Now don't get fooled Security14 Feb 2023 | 36
Thousands of Sophos firewalls still vulnerable out there to hijacking Updated As hundreds of staff axed this week Security18 Jan 2023 | 3
Malicious Microsoft-signed Windows drivers wielded in cyberattacks Handy tools to kill off security protections get Redmond's stamp of approval CSO14 Dec 2022 | 14
Weep for the cybercriminals who fell for online scams and lost $2.5m last year I'm the smartest guy in the room, I'm sure the message from IRS refunds is legit Cyber-crime08 Dec 2022 | 19
Sophos fixes critical firewall hole exploited by miscreants Code-injection bug in your network security... mmm, yum yum Patches28 Sep 2022 | 9
Don't be surprised if your organization suffers multiple cyberattacks Black Hat Failing to fix flaws, a crowded threat group scene, RaaS, and dependencies among crooks are fueling the trend Security11 Aug 2022 | 5
Healthcare organizations face rising ransomware attacks – and are paying up Via their insurance companies, natch Research03 Jun 2022 | 10
Don't let ransomware crooks spend months in your network – like this govt agency did Miscreants Googled for post-intrusion tools before downloading them onto servers, PCs Security14 Apr 2022 | 13
Backup frustration brought this CTO to forefront of ransomware protection Interview Constant versioning of file systems is the way to go, Nasuni cofounder says Storage12 Apr 2022 | 14
VMware Horizon platform pummeled by Log4j-fueled attacks Miscreants deployed cryptominers, backdoors since late December, Sophos says Security30 Mar 2022 | 4
Sophos fixes critical hijack flaw in firewall offering Authentication bypass followed by remote-code execution at the network boundary Security28 Mar 2022 |
Cryptominers aren't just a headache – they're a big neon sign that Bad Things are on your network So says Sophos in warning about Tor2Mine Monero malware Security07 Dec 2021 | 5
Dissected: A dropper-as-a-service miscreants pay to push their malware onto potentially 1,000s of victims Sophos gazes into the abyss Security02 Sep 2021 | 16
Racist malware blocks The Pirate Bay by tampering with victims' Windows hosts file Hello, 2002 called with one of the oldest low-tech tricks in the book Security18 Jun 2021 | 37
Half of Q1's malware traffic observed by Sophos was TLS encrypted, hiding inside legit requests to legit services Brit infosec outfit points to nefarious deeds within Discord, Google systems Security21 Apr 2021 | 15
Gootkit malware crew using SEO to get pwned websites in front of unwitting marks And they're getting into the ransomware game too, warns Sophos Security02 Mar 2021 | 3
Sophos puts 100 at risk of redundancy as future of Naked Security blog hangs in balance Exclusive Firm denies shutdown of marketing organ but heads may well roll Security04 Jun 2020 | 17
Pre-authentication, remote root hole in call-center software? Thanks, Cisco. Just what a long weekend needs Roundup This and more bits and bytes from infosec world Security25 May 2020 | 4
Forget BYOD, this is BYOVM: Ransomware tries to evade antivirus by hiding in a virtual machine on infected systems Like Inception, but expensive and disappointing. So... just like Inception Security22 May 2020 | 35
Wi-Fi kit spilling data with bad crypto – Huawei, eh? No, it's Cisco. US giant patches Krook spy-hole bug in network gear Roundup Meanwhile, Sophos finds nasty rootkit, OnlyFans says massive archive not a hack Security02 Mar 2020 | 3
Sophos was gearing up for a private life – then someone remembered the bike scheme Due dil 101 Security27 Feb 2020 | 71
Forgotten motherboard driver turns out to be perfect for slipping Windows ransomware past antivirus checks Old Gigabyte code lets file-scrambling RobbinHood go undetected Security11 Feb 2020 | 27
UK public sector IT chiefs shrug off breach threats: The data we hold isn't that important Are you for real? splutters surveyor Sophos Security20 Nov 2019 | 37
Try as they might, ransomware crooks can't hide their tells when playing hands Sophos sees common behavior across various infections Security15 Nov 2019 | 14
Private equity to gobble up Brit virus blocker Sophos for £3bn Will join Barracuda Networks, Veracode Software in Thoma Bravo's tum On-Prem14 Oct 2019 | 20
WannaCry is still the smallpox of infosec. But the latest strain (sort of) immunises its victims Analysis Whatever you do, don't pay the ransom Security19 Sep 2019 | 5
Sophos tells users to roll back Microsoft's Patch Tuesday run if they want PC to boot Yes, the one with the critical security fixes Security20 May 2019 | 52
Sophos antivirus tools. Working Windows box. Latest Patch Tuesday fixes. Pick two: 'Puters knackered by bad combo Updated Two weeks and no sign of a proper solution, Avast and McAfee affected, too OSes24 Apr 2019 | 66
Symantec culling 8% of workforce to soak up slow enterprise sales Hundreds of jobs to go On-Prem03 Aug 2018 | 9
Sophos SafeGuard anything but – thanks to 7 serious security bugs Your antimalware tools can get malware too, so get updating OSes26 Jun 2018 | 8
Scammers use Google Maps to skirt link-shortener crackdown Chocolate Factory's map service cuts commute times, URL lengths Security01 May 2018 | 36
Sophos waters down 'NHS is totally protected' by us boast Updated Watered down homeopathy for computers is more powerful, m'kay? Security15 May 2017 | 71
Sophos update borks systems at London NHS trust Updated Rubber gloves on as techies probe root cause Security03 Feb 2017 | 13
Losses and sales up, shares down at Sophos Cyber-security firm expects growth to continue Security09 Nov 2016 | 2
Sophos to drop Quadsys after Five Avoid Jail Enid Blyton plot twist: Former Platinum Partner kicked to the curb On-Prem03 Oct 2016 | 4
Sophos Windows users face black screens after false positive snafu Black is the new BSOD OSes05 Sep 2016 | 49
Security FUD and malware outbreaks boost Sophos' coffers Targeting the 'underserved mid-market' pays off nicely On-Prem28 Jul 2016 | 2
Sophos U-turns on lack of .bat file blocking after El Reg intervenes Infosec bod reckons firm 'misunderstood' the issue Channel09 Jun 2016 | 78
It's been a breach-tastic year. And Sophos sales were good, apparently But first public outing reveals slimmer wallet Channel26 May 2016 | 1
Sophos grabs ATP-thwarter tech firm SurfRight for $32m This will strengthen its ‘leading endpoint protection technology’, apparently Channel15 Dec 2015 | 2
Sophos, Fortinet settle patent lawsuit, allegations of staff poaching No admission of malfeasance either way Channel09 Dec 2015 | 1
Sophos undertakes unified unified threat management unification Heartbeat a neat threat intel feat, Sophos bleats Channel10 Nov 2015 | 1
It's not just antivirus downloads that have export control screening Yet blocking common tech is 'crazy' says infosec bod Security13 Aug 2015 | 30
Want to download free AV software? Don't have a Muslim name Exclusive Reg reader struggles to gain Sophos protection thanks to export laws Security07 Aug 2015 | 99
Sophos' putrid patch snuffs Citrix kit, kills call centre Web appliance update can't be rolled back, takes portal down for 48 hours Security29 Jun 2015 | 5
Sophos: We'll have a market cap of £1bn when we IPO Investors can grab a piece of hot security real estate from July 1 Channel26 Jun 2015 | 2
Sophos buys cloudy email security outfit Reflexion Networks Om nom nom. It's buyout season alright Channel09 Jun 2015 |
Kaspersky says air-gap industrial systems: why not baby monitors, too? IoT data-harvesting only encourages insecurity Security05 Jun 2015 | 57
Sophos looks to raise £65m with IPO Could this be the biggest UK floatation yet? Channel03 Jun 2015 | 8
Vawtrak challenges almighty ZeuS as king of the botnets Crimeware-as-a-Service Channel27 Dec 2014 | 4
Sophos gulps down hot Mojave, will puff out more secure clouds Safer cloudy stuff for ALL. Except non-Sophos customers Storage08 Oct 2014 | 2
Gameover ZeuS botnet pulls dripping stake from heart, staggers back from the UNDEAD Zombies twitch, lurch to feet after FBI takedown Security14 Jul 2014 | 5
Panic like it's 1999: Microsoft Office macro viruses are BACK VBA IS NOT DEAD, shrieks infosec chap On-Prem08 Jul 2014 | 55
Sydney wallows in cesspit of WiFi obsolescence and ignorance World of Warbiking WiFi sniffing peloton finds lots of unsecured connections Security02 Jul 2014 | 14
CONFIRMED: Sophos shifting threat response work to India Updated It's just global growth, shrug securobods Channel04 Jun 2014 | 21
HALF of London has outdated Wi-Fi security, says roving World of War, er, BIKER And a third simply don't bother with secured networks at all Security05 May 2014 | 64
Security vet Rafferty rocks up at Clearswift with bold plan 'We're putting clients and partners at centre of our decision making' Channel11 Mar 2014 |
Fancy knocking off early? Just run our fake computer crash 'virus', say admen Bosses worldwide explode in rage at bogus bork campaign Security29 Nov 2013 | 45
America: Land of the free, still home of the BIGGEST spammers on the planet USA! USA! USA! Security18 Oct 2013 | 31
Sophos pulls out spade, fills in holes in Web Appliance Uproots root privilege route, covers it over Security09 Sep 2013 | 5
Belarus becomes world's top country ... for SPAM White Russia dons black hat, becomes junkmail conduit Security30 May 2013 | 9